Governor: Pass bond or raise taxes - Schwarzenegger rejects reductions in social programs

SFGate.com ^ | 11/21/03 | Greg Lucas - SF Chronicle

[NormsRevenge]

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[gipper81]

Paging Ann Coulter.

[mewzilla]

Uh oh....

[gubamyster]

State Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks (Ventura County), said a third choice exists. If state spending is reduced by 13.5 percent between now and the end of 2004, he contends, the deficit will be wiped out.

But, but but.... McClintock is that evil, loner Republican who is only out for himself & wants to destroy Arnold.

I guess now we know why he kept saying "I am the only candidate who took the pledge not to raise taxes."

[nygoose]

California is finished.

[SunStar]

State Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks (Ventura County), said a third choice exists. If state spending is reduced by 13.5 percent between now and the end of 2004, he contends, the deficit will be wiped out.

"This is one legislator who believes that most families at one time or another have had to cut their budget by 13.5 percent or more. It is not pleasant, but it's also not impossible, and its not permanent,'' said McClintock, who challenged Schwarzenegger in the recall race.

"If you face your financial problems squarely, they go away, but if you paper them over with borrowing, you drag them into the future. That's the choice before state government,'' said McClintock.

One Million Votes say NO to new taxes.

[jjm2111]

But Arnol(D) gives "Free to Choose" as a Christmas present!!! He's almost a Libertarian. Don't vote for McClintock!

[little jeremiah]

It is the fiscal recovery bond or raising taxes. That is the choice that is up to them, because I am only going to make cuts to a certain point,'' Schwarzenegger said.

BARF ALERT! Screw Schwarzenegger! So he is just a doppelganger of Davis after all.

[mewzilla]

Stampede!!!

[k2blader]

McClintock makes great sense, as usual.

[vladog]

I told everyone who would listen that Arnold is not a Conservative! He comes from a European Socialist background! At best Arnold is a left of center type, the Republican Party has lots of them.

If the taxpayers of the state of CA has enough money to buy dog food for seeing eye dogs, then they don't need a tax increases, they need their heads examined.

[.38sw]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said for the first time Thursday that Republican lawmakers and California voters would have to approve his still- incomplete "fiscal recovery'' plan or face higher taxes because he is unwilling to cut deeply into social programs.

"...unwilling to cut deeply into social programs." And who is surprised by that? Arnold calls himself a fiscal conservative but a social liberal. I contend that those two things are mutually exclusive - social liberalism costs money - your money (and mine).

[Sabertooth]

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[So Cal Rocket]

So Cal Rocket's plan for balancing the budget:

1. Fire every last one of the 33,000 state employees hired since the "hiring freeze" started.
2. Roll back the budget to 1998 levels, then adjust it upwards for the 2004 budget by the amount of population increase and inflation (approximately 25%).
3. Tell the legislature that that's all the money there is - there is no more - that's all you get to spend - there's nothing else - any spending bill that's even a $1 more than this amount will be sent back with a great big VETO stamped across the top...
4. Tell the legislature that they're free to determine where this money is spent - and accountable for the results.
5. Enact a constitutional amendment limiting the state government to only increase spending from year to year by the (population increase + inflation) factor. If revenues come in higher than this amount, then set up a reserve for down years, pay off bonds early, and rebate the rest to the taxpayers.

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[SunStar]

Such a brilliant man, too bad the CA Republicans were too stupid to do the one thing that could have saved them.

...I'll take the lazy-eyed supply sider over the burly socialist any day.

Agreed. Many Republicans will begin to feel guilty and dirty as the Schwarzenegger administration goes forward. I will not. Like a million others, I voted based on strict core beliefs and values, not blind, star-struck exuberance.

[.38sw]

We can dream, can't we?